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Job Description / Duties

The Blyth Festival is currently searching for a candidate to fill the seasonal position of Props Assistant for the 2023 summer season. The contract will start May 8, 2023 and conclude September 17, 2023.

In 2023, the Blyth Festival will produce a season of seven Canadian plays, including 2 world premieres, at two venues: the outdoor Harvest Stage & (indoor) Blyth Memorial Hall. The work of this position will take place both indoors and outdoors.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Reporting to the Head of Props, the responsibilities include but are not limited to those normally associated with a similar position in other professional Canadian theatre companies. The Props Assistant will
• Participate in all aspects of the props department, including:
• building of props for all shows in the summer season
• day to day use and maintenance of equipment and tools
• load-in, fit-up, technical rehearsals (as required), changeovers, load outs
• daily clean up and props maintenance activities in the props shop.
• In the absence of the Head of Props, provide supervision to any other staff members who, from time to time, use the tools and props shop facilities
• Work with the Head of Props and designers to facilitate the designs as presented and within budgets.
• Ensure that health and safety policies and procedures are met at Blyth Festival worksites.
• From time to time the Production Manager or Technical Director may assign additional duties as required. These additional activities will be incorporated into your regular schedule, with advance notice given.

Qualifications / Required Skills

REQUIRED SKILLS:
• Background and training in theatrical prop making
• Sewing and/or scenic painting skills an asset
• Problem solving and multi-tasking skills
• Team player
• Ability to lift 40 lbs.
• Valid G Driver’s License an asset

VACCINATION:
To support the health and safety of our workplaces and our community, Blyth Festival requires all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 with an Approved Vaccine

Additional Information

The Blyth Centre for the Arts (including Blyth Festival) was founded in 1975 to produce theatre that reflects the culture and concerns for the people of southwestern Ontario and beyond. In 1975, few scripts that fit the Festival's mandate were being written so we jumped into the creation of new work. At that time, the festival was the only summer theatre producing original Canadian plays, and one of the very few, if not the only "500-seat" theatre in Canada producing Canadian plays exclusively.
Today, located in a village of 1000 in rural Huron County, the Blyth Centre for the Arts is a year-round centre of cultural activity for southwestern Ontario.
www.blythfestival.com

Salary: $894/wk + 4% vacation pay

Contact Information

To apply for this position, send a cover letter and resume to careers@blythfestival.com. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Please include in the subject line: Props Assistant

Blyth Festival thanks all applicants but will respond only to those selected for an interview.

Employer Profile

Blyth Festival (also known as Blyth Centre for the Arts) was founded in 1975 and functions as an arts centre for Huron County in Southwestern Ontario. The theatre produces and presents exclusively Canadian theatre, with an emphasis on new work.
Blyth Festival has two mainstage venues (one indoor, one outdoor), as well as dedicated rehearsal hall and production shop spaces.